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Monroe County, Iowa - Veterans Affairs
Duties and Responsibilities
The Commission of Veterans Affairs provides help to Monroe County veterans who were discharged under Honorable Conditions and/or their family members. Veterans need to have served 90 consecutive days of active Federal service.
Help with the following needs is available, subject to eligibility guidelines:
Rent Payments
Utilities
Food and provisions
Medical and dental
Prescription medication
Transportation
Burial
Grave markers
The Veterans Affairs department also provides help to ALL veterans and/or their family members in applying for federal benefits and other veterans aid, which include but are not limited to:
Service connected disability compensation
Special monthly compensation
Non-service connected pension
Surviving spouse pension
Aid & attendance/housebound
Military records upgrade and military records replacement
Agent Orange/PTSD/Desert Storm Sickness/Type II Diabetes/HepC
Application for VA HealthCare System
Application for admission to the Iowa Veterans Home
Headstones
All other federal programs for which veterans and/or dependents may be eligible
Veterans Affairs Contact Information
Monroe County Community Services
1801 South B Street
Albia, Iowa 52531
Administrator: Carrie Gray
Commissioner: Lisa Flattery
Commissioner: Jim Keller
Commissioner: Clarence Rockwell